Nothing Compares - Both Audio and Text
Talk about an unforgettable experience ---
Last year, on a private tour of Italy and Spain, I saw the Coliseum and cathedrals…so sublime.
I found it hard to comprehend the patience and the skill it took to build those masterpieces, so far back in time.
And then, a couple years ago, I saw some things in Greece that, as a child, I’d thought were only true in fairy tales.
The year before, I’d walked the palace halls of Buckingham, and viewed some giant castles in both Ireland and Wales.
Four years back, in Paris, France, I climbed the Eiffel Tower, then spent a couple glorious days inside the massive Louvre.
I viewed at least a thousand monumental works of art, on which no artist, ever since, has managed to improve.
Finally…just a month ago…I toured the USA, and I was actually thrilled to see, and hear, Niagara Falls.
The fabulous Grand Canyon was a sight I won’t forget, and I was truly stunned to see Mt. Rushmore’s chiseled walls.
And yet…despite the grandeur and the glory they convey…and all the magic wonders of the old, exotic lands… Nothing I will ever see…or visit…can compare to what… this morning…I was gently holding in my hands!
Just today I came to understand that all these things - by which - as I was traveling - I was thoroughly beguiled - Pale in their comparisons to how it makes me feel to hold…so very gently…in my arms…a newborn child.
BTW: I plan to post many of my AUDIO files on the soup over the next few months, most from my 4 new AUDIO-CDs, along with many more text files from my books of verse. (Only a few CDs and books left -- 1-11-21).
Because, as with most academically undisciplined poets, depending entirely on the mood I’m in at writing time, my pieces vary greatly from meaninglessly comical to meaningfully poignant, and a few are, admittedly, irreverent. If you happen to enjoy “traditional verse” - and appreciate great variety, check out my website’s at: WWW,WRITEROFBOOKS.COM --- or Google me...after 58 years of penning verse and authoring childrens and suspense books, I’m easy to reach! I've also got a bunch of my verse posted on Youtube, and a few samples listed on Ebay, both findable by simply searching: "Mark Stellinga".
Cheers,
Mark
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